The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-07-21
i HOME FOR THE VETERANS.
By Vote Of ths Board Il Commissioners lie
soldiers' aone IL Located q Mn
| nohaha FallA

The board Of commissioners to locate the
soldiers home Of the state after Viewing Ill
the sites offered, met on four separate days
to ballot for location, and In all cast ninety
nine formal and informal ballots On the
seventh ballot taken yesterday q decision
was made in favor Of the site offered by the
citys Of Minneapolis At or near the Falls OF
lfnnehaha The result Of the ballot was .
general surprise to the public a. we'll a to
some Of the snembers Of tho commission.
The ballots in order as cast yesterday were
a. follower
First Ballot Minneapolis 2 Alexandria 2,
Austin 2. Redwood Falls /.
Second Ballot-1linneapolis l. Alexandria 2,
Austin 2, Lftchheld /. Redwood Falls /.
Third Balot-Mfnneapolis 2, Alexandria 2,
Austin 2. Lltchfeld l.
Fourth Ballot-Minne.polts 3, A,exaud1t. 2.
Fifth Ballot Minneapolis 3 Alexandra 2,
u sixth D4liot;.:Mtnne>polis 3. Alexandra. 2.
Seventh Ballot Minneapolis 4 Alexandra 2,
Lttchfield ].
THE CIINCIiER
The decision In favor Of the Mtnnehahs
Falls site was then formally made by the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, BY the board Of trustees of the Min
nesota Soldiers H ome, that the said home be
and hereby Is located at Minnehaha, provided
t 1.I If ths proposition Of Mayor A. A. Ames Of
proposition is hereto attached. and made part
complied with to the satisfaction Of this board
on Or before Sept. 10. 1887, then this resolution
shall be in force; otherwise. null and void.
The proposition of Mayor Ames and the
city of Minneapolis referred to In the above
resolution is in the form Of letter, reading
as follows:
Chairman Soldiers Home Commission
neapolis, offer as site for the proposed Min
nesota Soldiers Home q tract of fifty acres OF
land in the city of Minneapolis situated on the
haha Falls. and valued It $4,000. II the
proposition Is accepted I feel authorized In
stating that the said grounds will be connected
and o. Paul In such a manner as to mako it the
most attractive and beautiful spot in this state
very respectfully. A. A. AMEs, Mayor.
THE SITE FOR THE HOME
Tho site OF the soldiers home, a. finally
decided upon, is beautiful tract of fifty-siz
acres, situated at the mouth of Minnehaha
creek, between that and the river: The land
is somewhat rolling and quite thickly wooded
with oak, elm, butternut maple, hickory and
Eastwood Some of the trees are very large
and the whole tract has still the appearance
of primeval forest A little south of the
center there is clearing of about ten acres
on which there is house. The side next to
the Mississippi is q perpendicular lime rock
wall. 21O feet high. affording o magnificent
view up and down the ritef This stones
down to the water at the lower point of the
tract aud on the Minnehaha creek side.
The site is only thirty rods southeast of Mil
nehaha Falls and forms part of the tract
that was designated for q state park. 1t has
every advantage OF nature and it will take
comparatively little skill to convert 1t into a
magnificent park. The extension Of Mime
haha avenue runs by tho site to Fort Smell
Ing and thence across the bridge ut that
point to St Paul. At the lower extremity OF
the tract lies a beautifully wooded island.
OF the $4,000, the cost of the land, $780,
600 ia the gift Of the city 1T Minneapolis, as
voted by the council, and the other $2O, 1000
was subscribed by the citizens A fine car
riage road and the line of the Chicago, NIL
waukee 4 St. Paul railway makes it practi-
cally as convenient to st. Paul as to Minne-
apolts. In addition to the Milwaukee l. st.
Paul road the motor runs from Minneapolis
to the falls
IN M1NNEApo11s
AS the news OF the victory for Minnehaha
came over from St Paul, Minneapolis peo-
pie ani,ounced it back and forth with many
expressions of satisfaction. The G. A. r.
men were all bubbiing over with Joy that
was all the more genuine because many had
given up all hope Perhaps the happiest
man was Capt Shuler. He has been indie
fatigabie in his efforts in behalf Of Mime
haha- And he has never given up the game
either, though he now admits that it did
look a little dubious at one time The mi
nority who favored Minnetonka are some
what downcast, having had q good deal OF
hope However, they prefer the lucky site
to any other except Minnetonka Every
body recognizes the excellence of the site
ITSELF